System for flexible displaying of objects

ABSTRACT

A Flex-Hangbar attachment comprises a smooth rod shaped into a substantially rectangular horizontal arm coupled to a common horizontal garment hanger. The horizontal arm is substantially the length necessary to span the garment hanger being used. Coupled to both ends of the arm the rod extends vertically upwards and then horizontally inward to attach to the garment hanger being used. The horizontally-inward portion of the arm can either be locked into the garment hanger hook or hang over the hook. The Flex-Hangbar attachment encourages a substantial portion of the garment to be viewed and encourages a greater quantity of garments to be viewed within the same amount of space.

In existing systems for displaying objects such as men's and ladies pants, the objects are either clipped onto conventional hangers from the waist which allows the pant leg to hang fully down, (FIG. B-1) or the objects are folded in half over a hanger crossbar (FIG. B-2) The present invention design is a flexible hanging bar attachment which allows flexible hanging of objects by combining the Flex-Hangbar attachment with a standard hanger with flat spring clips located on the outer edges of the hanger. As depicted in FIG. A attached, the Flex-Hangbar attachment comprises a main rectangular body (FIG. A-1) which hooks into or through (FIG. A-2) or over (FIG. A-3) the clip's flat spring opening of a pant/skirt hanger. It is rectangular in shape and is approximately 10″ to 12.5″ inches wide, 2.5″ inches high, with approximately 2 inch long return sections which fit into or onto a hanger's spring clips at the top of the rectangle. The return sections either hang over (FIG. A-5) or attach into (FIG. A-4) the skirt/pant hanger clips. The Flex-Hangbar is made from a metallic wire rod material with a diameter thickness of approximately 3.2 mm. Along the bottom length portion a rubber or vinyl fluted tubing is fit over the wire bar. The ribbed tubing provides a non-slip hold for the object being displayed. The metal wire frame can be either chrome plated or powder coated based on the application. The wire/metal is of a thickness so as to provide some flexibility in order to allow the Flex-Hangbar unit to either be inserted into the spring clip center (FIG. A-4) or to hang inside (FIG. A-5) the “V” center portion of the clip of the main hanger. All corners on the Flex-Hangbar unit frame are bent to a radius of 90°.

The purpose of the Flex-Hangbar unit is to provide improved flexible object presentation, increased ease and efficiency of use by personnel responsible for displaying objects, and monetary savings by allowing a greater number of objects to be displayed on a display fixture or hangrail unit, thus providing greater product presentation per square foot. This either allows one to reduce the square footage of floor space needed for existing product levels or allows for increased product inventory levels for the same floor space. It also allows one to quickly and easily change the product presentation on a given display fixture providing greater visibility change in the look of the object for the potential customer. 

1. It is a claim of this invention to maximize the number of objects displayed per square foot of floor space while maintaining efficient sight visibility.
 2. It is another claim of this invention to provide a hanger system which maximizes the number of objects displayed per linear foot of hangrail.
 3. It is another claim of this invention to provide a flexible object attachment which is relatively inexpensive to manufacture.
 4. It is yet another claim of this invention to provide a greater leasehold/rental savings by utilizing the square footage of space more efficiently.
 5. It is yet another claim of this invention to achieve a flexible object attachment providing a substantially rectangular design which easily and quickly fits into or onto a pant/skirt hanger with flat spring clips to increase the effectiveness of the object presentation.
 6. It is yet another claim of this invention's design features in it's ability to adapt to several sizes of pant/skirt hangers available in the market. This can be done by merely altering the length and height dimensions of the Flex-Hanger.
 7. It is yet another claim of this invention to provide a hanger for objects which when efficiently and effectively placed on a display hangrail shows a larger (wider) portion of the object when several objects are placed together.
 8. It is yet another object of this invention to provide a non-slip rubber or vinyl ribbed tubing along the lower bar to assure that the object will not slip off of the attachment once placed on it. 